Metathrinca ceromorpha

Metathrinca ceromorpha is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1923. It is found in India (Assam).[1]

Metathrinca ceromorpha
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M. ceromorpha
Binomial name
Metathrinca ceromorpha
(Meyrick, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Ptochoryctis ceromorpha Meyrick, 1923

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are light lilac-fuscous, with suffusion of pale ochreous irroration gradually increasing upwards, and with the costa pale ochreous. There is an indistinct cloudy fuscous pre-terminal line angulated opposite the apex. The hindwings are light grey.[2]

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